Washington Square On-Air serves as the audio town square for the Washington Square Review, the literary journal of Lansing Community College. Melissa Ford Lucken, the host, brings her expertise as a professor, creative writer, and author to engage with writers, readers, scholars, students, publishing professionals, and individuals worldwide, discussing various aspects of the writing craft.
Latest episodes
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31 min
Threading Verse and Prose With David Miley
Poet David Milley talks with Washington Square Review editor Melissa Ford Lucken. A former technical writer and web developer, Milley is now a multi-published writer who composes t…
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34 min
Shaping the Sound of the Story With Carrie Coello
Audiobook narrator Carrie Coello sits down with Washington Square Review editor Melissa Ford Lucken. An actor since the age of seven who pairs her love of stories with the technica…
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28 min
Turning Moments Into Memories With Michael Coley
Punk rock musician and writer Michael "Tuna" Coley talks with Washington Square Review editor Melissa Ford Lucken. A writer who came to the page through therapeutic journaling, Col…
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35 min
Letting the Poem Speak With Glen A. Mazis
Lifelong poet and phenomenologist Glen Mazis chats with Washington Square Review editor Melissa Ford Lucken. Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Humanities Emeritus at Penn S…
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27 min
Protecting the Unvarnished Word With Frank Weber
Writer Frank Weber sits down with Washington Square Review editor Melissa Ford Lucken. A former labor relations manager whose time spent doing technical writing sparked an unexpect…
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31 min
Building Poems from Personal History With Jeffrey H. MacLachlan
Pushcart Prize nominee Jeffrey MacLachlan returns to chat with Washington Square Review editor Melissa Ford Lucken. A multi-published writer who teaches at Georgia College & State…
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33 min
Ghostwriting as Ecology With Eliza Marley
Folklore scholar and writer Elizabeth Marley chats with Washington Square Review editor Melissa Ford Lucken. A University of Illinois Chicago PhD student who examines folklore and…
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35 min
Teaching Grammar Differently With Patty McGee
Award-winning educator and author Patty McGee sits down with Washington Square Review editor Melissa Ford Lucken. McGee, who co-wrote her insightful & upbeat grammar book — Not You…
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23 min
Calculating the Probability of Truth With Jarod Jeffery, Pt. 2
In a two-part episode of Washington Square On-Air, Melissa Ford Lucken continues her conversation with singer, writer, and statistician Jarod Jeffery, who enrolled in Lansing Commu…
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21 min
Calculating the Probability of Truth With Jarod Jeffery, Pt. 1
Singer, writer, and statistician Jarod Jeffery talks with Creative Writing Professor Melissa Ford Lucken. Jarod, who enrolled in Lansing Community College after completing two inte…
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31 min
Wielding Words Like Excalibur With Ayesha Montgomery
Recovering political administrator and former political intern turned multi-published poet and poetry presenter Ayesha Montgomery joins Washington Square Review editor Melissa Ford…
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33 min
Remembering the In-Between Moments With Matt Thompson
High school creative writing and English language arts teacher Matt Thompson sits down with Washington Square Review editor Melissa Ford Lucken. Thompson reveals the secrets to suc…
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30 min
Turning Stories Into Novels With Joseph Esper
Actor, author and Lansing Community College student Joseph Esper chats with Professor of Creative Writing Melissa Ford Lucken. Esper, a Creative Writing major, muses about the role…
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32 min
Myth-Crafting Through Fan-Fiction With Sarah DeToy
Lansing Community College student Sarah DeToy joins Professor Melissa Ford Lucken to chat about her journey from high school, through trade school, to community college. DeToy, an…
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30 min
A Pasodoble in Prose With Richard Stimac
Poet, massage therapist, and tango dancer Ricard Stimac talks with Washington Square Review editor Melissa Ford Lucken. After years in the business and marketing world, Stimac, see…
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27 min
Braiding the Essay with Conviction With Lyzette Wanzer
Award‑winning author, researcher, and teacher Lyzette Wanzer chats with Washington Square Review editor Melissa Ford Lucken. Wanzer traces the journey of her ground‑breaking anthol…
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26 min
Pairing Poetry and Wine With Michael Waterson
Poet, playwright, singer, and songwriter Michael Waterson chats with Washington Square Review editor Melissa Ford Lucken. A Pennsylvania native who now calls the California wine co…
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30 min
Emboldening Students Through Creative Expression With Jon Lawrence
High school English teacher Jonathan Lawrence, who teaches at the same school he once graduated from, sits down with Washington Square Review editor Melissa Ford Lucken. Lawrence,…
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27 min
Historicizing Mistaken Memories With John Frame
Historian and author John Frame talks with Washington Square Review editor Melissa Ford Lucken. Integrating research and real life into fiction gives this writer the opportunity to…
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32 min
Defusing Bombastic Rhetoric With Courtney Crisp
Pop culture scholar and professor Courtney Crisp sits down with Washington Square Review editor Melissa Ford Lucken. This conversation covers the hot topics such as crusader rhetor…